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Dstl plays pivotal role in defence missile development

Air January 25, 2021

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has played an instrumental part throughout the research and development of the new SPEAR3 surface-attack missile. In a recent announcement the Defence Minister, Jeremy Quin, revealed the signing of a £550 million contract with MBDA for the new weapon for the F-35 aircraft. He said: ...

Dstl scientists ramp up their support to the Covid-19 pandemic

Homeland January 19, 2021

Scientists from DPRTE event partner,  the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have been working tirelessly since the start of the pandemic to support a whole host of government agencies and civilian authorities. Recently, Dstl experts were called on by the MOD’s Standing Joint Command (SJC) to provide short notice analytical support to the ...

Dstl state-of-the-art robot trialled to seek out chemical agents

Homeland January 15, 2021

Official DPRTE partner, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have successfully trialled a fully autonomous robot that will help defence and security personnel dealing with hazardous scenes. Dstl scientists have developed a prototype robot so that humans and machines can now share the burden of detecting and report dangerous chemicals ...

DPRTE partner DASA reveals £2m innovation funding for surveying technology

Land January 14, 2021

DPRTE 2021 official event partner, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has announced up to £2 million is available for companies who can further develop surveying technology that can assist troops to safely and stealthily advance into enemy territory over water. The DASA Map the Gap Phase 2 competition, run on ...